Caitlin Hansen
2/8/2012 Primary Site: Fun Brain URL: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html Game: The Grammar Gorillas Level: Grades 2-3 Summary of the Website: This website is for children during their elementary school years. There is a list of various categories of games. There are different tabs that you can choose. These tabs are math arcade, reading, fun arcade, playground, and all games. The site is colorful and has different cartoons which children find exciting. At the bottom of the main page you can find sections for parent advice and teacher resources. Summary of the Game: This game was a simple and fun way for children to practice their parts of speech. At the beginning of the game it lists the different parts and their definitions. Then it gives you a sentence with some of the words in bold. It gives you a part of speech and asks you to identify which bold word is that part of speech. Color: The game is not extremely colorful but the game is only a small section of the page. The tabs are still at the top of the page and there is an ad next to the game. The game could be a little bit more fun and exciting with more color and pictures. Repetition: The game is not very repetitive. If you get one of the questions wrong later in the game it re-asks you that question. Talking Text: N/A Visual Cues: N/A Mistakes: When you make a mistake it pulls up a page that says Sorry and gives you the correct answer. Rating: It tells you how many questions were answered correctly and how many questions were answered incorrectly. Highlighted Cues: N/A Navigation Routine: You simply click on the bold word that is your answer and it takes you to the next page. If you answer incorrectly it brings up the correct answer and if you answer correctly it brings up the next question. Click back and back: N/A Click and Drag: N/A Click forward: N/A TeacherRating: 5
Primary Site: ABCya! URL: http://www.abcya.com/antonyms_synonyms_homonyms.htm Game: Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms Level: Grades 4-5 Summary of the Website: This site is a great site for educational games. The site is for grades K-5 and each grade has a different selection of games. The games are split up into 4 different categories (Letters, Numbers, More, and Holiday). The site is really colorful and has a lot of cool graphics. It is very appealing for children and is easy to navigate. At the bottom of the site there is a section for teachers. Summary of the Game: In this game you choose the content (antonyms, synonyms, or homonyms) and a speed that you would like to play at. A fly is in the middle. This fly has a target words and under it says if you need to find its antonym, synonym, or homonym. There are 6 flies around the frog and each has a word in it. You need to choose the fly with the correct answer by moving your arrow keys to move the frog and using the space bar to send out the frog’s tongue and catch the fly. Color: The game is extremely colorful and has a lot of nice graphics. Repetition: If you answer a question incorrectly, it makes you try to answer it again. Talking Text: N/A Visual Cues: N/A Mistakes: When you make a mistake it has you try again. Rating: As you go it tells you how you are doing and at the end of each level it gives you your accuracy. . Highlighted Cues: N/A Navigation Routine: You use the arrow keys to move your frog and the space bar to catch the flies. Click back and back: N/A Click and Drag: N/A Click forward: N/A TeacherRating: 8
Primary Site: PBS Kids URL: http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/alphapigconcentration Game: Alpha Pig’s Amazing Alphabet MatchUp Level: Grade K Summary of the Website: This website is great for children. It is easy to navigate and is extremely colorful. It has a lot of different characters from popular tv shows. From the main page you can choose videos, shows, or games. Under the games tab you can choose from many different games. You can choose games by topic or by show. Summary of the Game: This is a simple matching game. You have to match the letter to the word/picture that starts with that letter. You can choose one of three different levels. When you click on a card it flips it over. Color: The game is extremely colorful and has a lot of nice graphics. Repetition: If you do not choose two matching cards it flips them over so they can be chosen again. Talking Text: It reads the card that you flipped over. Visual Cues: When you hover over a card it becomes outlined in yellow. When you click on a card and it flips over it becomes slightly bigger than the other cards. Mistakes: When you choose two cards that do not match, it flips them over again. Rating: N/A .Highlighted Cues: N/A Navigation Routine: You use your mouse to hover over and click on cards. Click back and back: N/A Click and Drag: N/A Click forward: N/A TeacherRating: 7
Caitlin Hansen
2/8/2012
Primary Site: Fun Brain
URL: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Game: The Grammar Gorillas
Level: Grades 2-3
Summary of the Website: This website is for children during their elementary school years. There is a list of various categories of games. There are different tabs that you can choose. These tabs are math arcade, reading, fun arcade, playground, and all games. The site is colorful and has different cartoons which children find exciting. At the bottom of the main page you can find sections for parent advice and teacher resources.
Summary of the Game: This game was a simple and fun way for children to practice their parts of speech. At the beginning of the game it lists the different parts and their definitions. Then it gives you a sentence with some of the words in bold. It gives you a part of speech and asks you to identify which bold word is that part of speech.
Color: The game is not extremely colorful but the game is only a small section of the page. The tabs are still at the top of the page and there is an ad next to the game. The game could be a little bit more fun and exciting with more color and pictures.
Repetition: The game is not very repetitive. If you get one of the questions wrong later in the game it re-asks you that question.
Talking Text: N/A
Visual Cues: N/A
Mistakes: When you make a mistake it pulls up a page that says Sorry and gives you the correct answer.
Rating: It tells you how many questions were answered correctly and how many questions were answered incorrectly.
Highlighted Cues: N/A
Navigation Routine: You simply click on the bold word that is your answer and it takes you to the next page. If you answer incorrectly it brings up the correct answer and if you answer correctly it brings up the next question.
Click back and back: N/A
Click and Drag: N/A
Click forward: N/A
Teacher Rating: 5
Primary Site: ABCya!
URL: http://www.abcya.com/antonyms_synonyms_homonyms.htm
Game: Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms
Level: Grades 4-5
Summary of the Website: This site is a great site for educational games. The site is for grades K-5 and each grade has a different selection of games. The games are split up into 4 different categories (Letters, Numbers, More, and Holiday). The site is really colorful and has a lot of cool graphics. It is very appealing for children and is easy to navigate. At the bottom of the site there is a section for teachers.
Summary of the Game: In this game you choose the content (antonyms, synonyms, or homonyms) and a speed that you would like to play at. A fly is in the middle. This fly has a target words and under it says if you need to find its antonym, synonym, or homonym. There are 6 flies around the frog and each has a word in it. You need to choose the fly with the correct answer by moving your arrow keys to move the frog and using the space bar to send out the frog’s tongue and catch the fly.
Color: The game is extremely colorful and has a lot of nice graphics.
Repetition: If you answer a question incorrectly, it makes you try to answer it again.
Talking Text: N/A
Visual Cues: N/A
Mistakes: When you make a mistake it has you try again.
Rating: As you go it tells you how you are doing and at the end of each level it gives you your accuracy. .
Highlighted Cues: N/A
Navigation Routine: You use the arrow keys to move your frog and the space bar to catch the flies.
Click back and back: N/A
Click and Drag: N/A
Click forward: N/A
Teacher Rating: 8
Primary Site: PBS Kids
URL: http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/alphapigconcentration
Game: Alpha Pig’s Amazing Alphabet MatchUp
Level: Grade K
Summary of the Website: This website is great for children. It is easy to navigate and is extremely colorful. It has a lot of different characters from popular tv shows. From the main page you can choose videos, shows, or games. Under the games tab you can choose from many different games. You can choose games by topic or by show.
Summary of the Game: This is a simple matching game. You have to match the letter to the word/picture that starts with that letter. You can choose one of three different levels. When you click on a card it flips it over.
Color: The game is extremely colorful and has a lot of nice graphics.
Repetition: If you do not choose two matching cards it flips them over so they can be chosen again.
Talking Text: It reads the card that you flipped over.
Visual Cues: When you hover over a card it becomes outlined in yellow. When you click on a card and it flips over it becomes slightly bigger than the other cards.
Mistakes: When you choose two cards that do not match, it flips them over again.
Rating: N/A
.Highlighted Cues: N/A
Navigation Routine: You use your mouse to hover over and click on cards.
Click back and back: N/A
Click and Drag: N/A
Click forward: N/A
Teacher Rating: 7